Shiftable closure.



T. C. SPELLIN'G.

SHIFTABLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-30, 19H.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

THOMAS C. SPELLING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Patented Dec. 11, 19ft.

Application filed January 30, 1917. Serial No.145/L0e.

To all whom it may 00mm.- a p Be it known that Trroirns CARL SPELLING, a citizen of the United States, residing'at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shiftable Closures, of which the following is aspecification. 7

This invention relates to stoppers and caps for bottles, demijohns, jars cartons, and other containers of liquid and other flowing or fine grained substances, such, for instance, as granulated sugar, gunpowder, sulfates, phosphates, etc. Its purpose is the provision of a very simplevent for opening and closing such containers,.without the necessity of complete removal of the sealing member from the neck ofthe bottle, the parts being durable and comparatively cheap in the mat ter of manufacture and assemblage.

The forms and functions of the various parts, as well as their relation to and coaction with each other will fully appear from the following specific description and illustration. M e

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the assembled device,thestopper and its adjuncts being shown in elevation, preparatory to pouringliquid from an ordinary bottle; Fig. 2 is a view,with. the arms in position, after being pulled down ready to be moved into lock, Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the lines 33, of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4c is a perspective view of the stopper, show ing the groove or cut-away, therein, and the sieve. Fig. 5 of the drawing is a perspective view of applicants structure in assembled and locked position, showing the side-mouth and its protector in assembled relation.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate similar parts in the several views,-A is a bottle neck having thereon the shoulder B, above-which is located the mouth G,the gap in the rim hereinafter designated as a sidemouthiD, and the spout'E. The cap has the curved gripping extensions F, the apex G, the shoulders H, the transverse side-opening I, the shield J, carrying the member hereinafter termed the protector K, thevertical slots L, the horizontal slots M, and the gap N. The puller here employed is a modiiication of that already covered by Letters Patent issued to me, and numbered 1,216,177,

dated February 13, 1917. It has the wire engagement of the arms 0, the arms P, resting on the core at Q, and the anchoring portion or core It. The construction, emplacing and securing of this member in the stopper are fully described in said Letters Patent, to which reference is here made, without insertion in detail. The modification consists in extending the upper end of the core above the stopper, as shown in the drawing.

I do not, however, limit myself in this in Vention to that or any other pull means, be-

,c-aus'e stoppers made of glass and other materials may be better adaptedin some in stances than cork or other yieldable substances and other means of engagement may thus become more servlceable. e The stopper 1S grooved or cut away at S,

so that the contents of the container may have ingress and egress without the necessity of removing the stopper entirely from the neck of the bottle. In the cut-away space may be attached the sieve T. The diminution of the stopper resulting from this cut ting away of a portion of it to form the groove also facilitates its reinsertion below the mouth after the stopper has been elevated, in use, to empty some of the contents of the bottle, though of course, the primary purpose of grooving it is to make room. for the sieve.

The spout is designated separately from the side-mouth, because in some uses it may be found best to construct it of material different from that of the container, and in that case, anysuitable means for attaching it may be employed. 7

In order to readily comprehend what follows, it iswell to bear in mind; (1) that the neck and side-mouth have no movement, (2) that the stopper and arms have vertical, but

no lateral movement, and (3) that the cap has lateral or rotary, but no vertical movepurpose of allowing emplacement.

The cap is slotted vertically from near to and just below the outer margin of its top through both sides toform passageways for the arms on the stopper,and, incidentally,

such slotting gives effect to resiliency in both sections of the cap, facilitating its emplacement over the shell and shoulder of the'bottle neck. The gap, N, has the same emplacement this gap may be closed in any suitable way, though it is not thought essential to effectiveness that it be closed at all. emplacement having been made and the Stopper'p'ressed down to'form a closure, the 'arm' on the same side as the side-mouth extends through the cap at the junction of the vertical and horizontal slots above the top of the shell of the neck, on the extension of the. core, and across the top of the stopper. The shield which may be suitably at A tachedto the cap as shown, carries a small sponge or some other suitable. material, as a protector of the s de-mouth from pollu- H tion. They are shown in engagement in the drawing. The device is here shown (in Fig. 1), all ready for pressing the stopper down into the bottle neck, the pressure being appliedonthe knobs of said arms. This movement having occurred, the cap is shifted arqund the shoulder on the neck to the left to bring the right hand terminal of the horizontal slot to the arm at U, as shown in Fig. 1, and the other arm has moved in the l ojriz ontal slot to the terminal V. That locks the stopper in place and brings the shield over and the protector into the sidemouth. We now have the final emplacement of all the parts which is not disturbed until the container is to be opened and part or all of the contents poured ont through the side-mouth and through the sieve and'spout, if these adjuncts be usable in the particular instance. {Vhen that time has arrived, the

cap. is, again shifted to bring the arms under the entrances to the vertical passageways and the stopper is drawn upwardlyto the position shown in Fig. 1. When the quantity required has been emptied the prior positions and relations may be restored.

The cap has the lower portions already mentioned and the apex G above the rim of the mouth. lhe diameter of this portion is preciselythat of the interior of the mouth 'is mainly Within the apex of the cap, and

After only the diminished lower end is within the neck of the bottle.

. As is well known, the shoulders around bottlenecks at or near their mouths vary cOllsiderably, both as to forms and positions. The illustrations herein are for a rounded shoulder short space below the top rim; but that this cap and the coacting members can'be easily adapted to any of the various forms will be understood without additional explanation or illustrations.

Having fully described the invention, I claim:

1. A closure, as described, comprising a cap member slotted both vertically and transversely, having rotary movement on the rim of the mouth and on and about a shoulder formed below the mouth on the neck of a bottle member, a stopper carrying horizontally disposed arms adapted to be locked in the transverse slots in the cap, in connection with said rotary movement and to arrest upward movement of the stopper at the upper interior terminals of the vertical slots, in connection with vertical movement of the stopper to unseal the bottle.

2. A closure, as described, comprising a cap' member slotted both vertically and transversely, having rotary movement on the rim of the inouth and on and about a shoulder formed below the mouth on the neck of a bottle member, a stopper carrying horizontally disposed arms adapted to be locked in the transverse slots in the cap, in connection with said rotary movement and to ar rest upward movement of the stopper at the upper interior terminals of the vertical slots, in connection with vertical movement of the stopper to unseal the bottle, said stopper carrying a pull member, said pull member being permanently attached in a recess formed therein and having engagement at its upper terminal with horizontally disposed arms, each arm having a flat outer end for facilitating manipulation.

3. A closure, as described, comprising a cap member slotted both vertically and transversely, having rotary movement on the rim of the mouth and on and about a, shoulder formed below the mouth on the neck of a bottle member, a stopper carrying horizontally disposed arms adapted to be locked in the transverse slots in the cap, in connection with said rotary movement and to arrest upward movement of the stopper at the upper interior terminals of the vertical slots, in connection with vertical movement of the stopper to unseal the bottle, said stop )er beingsuitably grooved at its lower end to make room for a sieve to be attached therewithin, and a sieve adapted for use as a strainer for liquids and a sifter of other substances attached and carried in the groove.

4. A closure, as described, comprising a cap member slotted both vertically and transversely, having rotary movement on the rim of the mouth and on and about a shoulder formed below the mouth on the neck of a bottle member, a stopper carrying horizontally disposed arms adapted to be locked in the transverse slots in the cap, in connection with said rotary movement and to arrest upward movement of the stopper at the upper interior terminals of the vertical slots, in connection with vertical movement of the stopper to unseal the bottle, said bottle member being formed with a gap in its rim to allow the ingress into and egress from the bottle of liquids and other substances, the bottle carrying a spout suitably attached thereto in the gap, the spout adapted to facilitate the pouring out of the contents of the bottle.

5. A closure, as described, comprising a cap member slotted both vertically and transversely, having rotary movement on the rnn of the mouth and on and about a shoulder formed below the mouth on the neck of a bottle member, a stopper carrying horizontally disposed arms adapted to be locked in the transverse slots in the cap, in connection with said rotary movement and to arrest upward movement of the stopper at the upper interior terminals of the vertical slots, in connection with vertical movement of the stopper to unseal the bottle, said cap member carrying a shield shiftable, in use, out of alinement with a spout suitably attached to the bottle member in a gap formed in its top rim, in the rotary movement of the cap, said shield adapted, while in alinement with the gap and spout, to protect the spout and the exposed portion of the bottle at the gap from breakage; also adapted to carry a protector for the spout. v

6. A closure, as described, comprising a cap member slotted both vertically and transversely, having rotary movement on the rim of the mouth and on and about a shoulder formed below the mouth on the neck of a bottle member, a stopper carrying horizontally disposed arms adapted to be locked in the transverse slots in the cap, in connection with said rotary movement and to arrest upward movement of the stopper at the upper interior terminals of the vertical slots, in connection with vertical movement of the stopper to unseal the bottle, said cap member carrying a shield shiftable, in use, out of alinement with a spout suitably attached to the bottle member in a gap formed in its top rim in the rotary movement of the cap, said shield adapted, while in alinement with the gap and spout, to protect the spout and the exposed portion of the bottle at the gap from breakage, also adapted to carry a protector for the spout, and a spout protector formed of sponge cloth or other suitable material, attached to and carried by the shield, for preserving the cleanliness of the spout. y

7. A closure, as described, comprising a cap member slotted both vertically and trans versely, having rotary movement on the rim of the mouth and on and about a shoulder formed below the mouth on the neck of a bottle member, a stopper carrying horizontally disposed arms adapted to be locked in the transverse slots in the cap, in connection with said rotary movement and to arrest upward movement of the stopper at the upper interior terminals of the vertical slots, in connection with vertical movement of the stopper to unseal the bottle, said vertical slots in the cap member extending its full length on two opposite sides from a point near its top, the cap being thereby divided into two sections, each section constituting a gripping portion having a curve to engage and have rotary movement on the shoulder on the neck of the bottle and an interior shoulder adapted to rest and having rotary movement on the rim of the mouth of the bottle.

8. A closure, as described, comprising a cap member slotted both vertically and transversely, having rotary movement on the rim of the mouth and on and about a shoulder formed below the mouth on the neck of a bottle member, a stopper carrying horizontally disposed arms adapted to be locked in the transverse slots in the cap, in connection with said rotary movement and to arrest upward movement of the stopper at the upper interior terminals of the vertical slots, in connection with vertical movement of the stopper to unseal the bottle, said vertical slots in the cap member extending its full length on two opposite sides from a point near its top, the cap being thereby divided into two sections each section constituting a gripping portion having a curve to engage and have rotary movement on the shoulder on the neck of the bottle and an interior shoulder adapted to rest and having rotary movement on the rim of the mouth of the bottle; said vertical slots adapted in connection and coacting with the arms on the pull member to arrest and limit vertical movement of the stopper, and to guide and preserve in alinement the spout in the gap in the rim of the bottle mouth and the sieve carried by the stopper.

9. A shiftable closure comprising a cap member and a stopper, the stopper shiftahle vertically and simultaneously in the neck of a bottle member and in the cap member, the cap member divided by a slot full length from a' point near the top on two opposite sides downwardly, each section formed by such division having resilient gripping curves adapted suitably to engage a shoulder on the bottle neck, said curves having rotary In testimony whereof I afiix my signature movement on the shoulder, havlng also 111- in the presence of two w1tnesses.'

terior shoulders'having rotary movement on the rim of themouth of the bottle, and lock- THOMAS SPELLING 5 ing means resulting from said rotary move- \Vitnesses:

ment in connection and coaction with hori- CARRIE A. KREY,

zontal arms carried by the stopper. GERTRUDE VVEDEMEIER.

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